Devilhead Road

Total Miles
4.1

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Devilhead Road
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Trail Overview

This is an easy fire road in dry weather and a fun mud run in wet weather. The road doubles as the southern entrance to Knoxville, OHV, and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. It then splits into access for Adams Ridge, Cement Creek, and Hunting Creek trails. While not very challenging, it does have some great views of the surrounding mountains.

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Devilhead Road
Devilhead Road

Difficulty

Mostly easy dirt road with many mud holes along the way. One mud hole was unavoidable and I would recommend a vehicle with decent clearance to get through it.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Grady Emett
Nov 09, 2024
2006 Dodge RAM
Open
Normal
Good trail. Good for beginners. But DO NOT TAKE Knoxville road. Has a million potholes. These potholes took out my brake caliper bolts. It’s also like 8 miles of potholes. Some would say it’s worse than the actual trail
Tim Wilson
Sep 08, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Rough/Deteriorated
A rough paved road and potholes headed toward the Southern Entrance. Trail itself was fun, nothing too crazy. Good for a beginner (like me) to get their feet wet.
Bob Blaylock
Aug 13, 2024
2020 Jeep Cherokee
Open
Normal
Rough/Deteriorated
Washboard
Mark Johnson
May 23, 2024
2006 Land Rover LR3
Open
Normal
Muddy/Wet

Access Description

The access road, Berryessa Knoxville Road, has many creek crossings and can become impassable after a storm. It's also in such bad shape that dirt trails feel soft by comparison. I purposely stayed aired down on my way out until reaching Lake Berryessa.

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